Pierce County's One Percent for the Arts ordinance directs publicly-funded construction projects, with costs exceeding $100,000, to allocate one percent of the project budget for public art.
This program supports our mission to increase access to the arts for all Pierce County residents through a lasting legacy of publicly held artwork located in county-owned or county-leased facilities.
Pierce County’s Arts Commission has selected a design for a public art piece at Chambers Creek Regional Park that compels people to place 'Love Locks’ onto the art structure instead of the existing bridge cables. The design is reflective of the natural environment at Chambers Bay and the industrial history of the site. Learn more about the project by clicking here.
Rotating Art Collection
The Pierce County rotating artwork collection is installed in public spaces throughout Pierce County buildings. The art collection, part of the 1% for the Arts Program administered by the Pierce County Economic Development Department, provides cultural enrichment to Pierce County residents. Works in painting, photography, mixed media, prints and fiber arts comprise the collection of more than 100 works of art. The Collection can found in the following departments:
Annex
Executive
Human Services
Parks and Recreation:
Lakewood Community Center
Meridian Habitat Park & Community Center
Sprinker Recreation Center
Permanent Art Collection
Roadworks, 2008 by Paul Sorey
Steel, LED lights, computer processor
Central Maintenance Facility
4812 196th St. E, Spanaway
Cribbage Benches, 2007 by Paul Sorey
Stainless steel and concrete benches
Meridian Habitat Park
14422 Meridian E, South Hill Puyallup
13 Compositions, 2007 by Garth Edwards
Brushed aluminum relief on panel, enameled frame
County City Building, B Wing floors 2-4
930 Tacoma Ave. S, Tacoma
Naches Pillars, 2005 by Douglas C. Granum
Basalt columns and benches
Heritage Park (128th St. E at 94th Ave. E)
South Hill, Puyallup
Leaf Fence, 2005 by Ries Niemi
Textured stainless steel
County City Building, West Entrance Court
Nollmeyer Lane, Tacoma
Points of Perspective, 2003 by Laura Brodax
Sixteen mosaic tile panels
Detention Center, interior hallway
Ninth & Yakima, Tacoma
Note: Not open for viewing
Continuum, 2001 by Kelly McLain
Patinated copper on glass blocks
Detention Center, exterior windows
Ninth & Yakima, Tacoma
As Above, So Below, 2000 by Richard LaLonde and
Michael F. Dupille
Fused glass panels
Parking Structure
Ninth Ave. & Yakima, Tacoma
Spiral of Life, 2000 by Mark Eric Gulsrud
Glass, powder coated steel
Remann Hall, parking turn-around
5501 Sixth Ave., Tacoma
Aqua Heart, 1998 by Steve Jensen
Aluminum sculpture
South Hill Sheriff's Precinct
271 John Bananola Way E, Puyallup
Eye of the Storm & Escape, 1991 by Douglas J. Hansen
Glass, Plexiglas, stainless steel
LESA Building
2415 S 35th St, Tacoma